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San Antonio is headed to the Western Conference Finals after dismantling Minnesota in emphatic fashion. Stephon Castle was absolutely dominant — thirty-two points, eleven rebounds — as the Spurs rolled past the Wolves one hundred thirty-nine to one hundred nine, closing out the series in six. Oklahoma City is waiting, and this matchup has the feel of something serious.
Over in the Bronx, the Mets took a brutal blow in the middle of a rivalry game. Starting pitcher Clay Holmes was struck by a one hundred eleven mile-per-hour comebacker in the fourth inning, fracturing his right fibula against the Yankees. Remarkably, Holmes initially stayed on the mound before being removed — but the prognosis is grim, with the team saying he'll be out a long time. For an already injury-riddled roster, losing their most valuable pitcher right now is a significant gut punch.
And a milestone worth noting in the NBA playoffs — James Harden moved past Stephen Curry for tenth place on the all-time postseason scoring list, doing it the only way Harden knows how, a step-back three in the first quarter of Cleveland's Game Six against Detroit. History on the hardwood, quietly etched in.
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